Ilhan Fakili Makes Besiktas History with Goal Against Marseille
Young player Ilhan Fakili crossed an important milestone in club history with the goal he scored in the UEFA Europa League match against Marseille.
Besiktas young football player Ilhan Fakili earned the title of the black-and-whites' second-youngest goalscorer in European competition history with the goal he scored against French representative Marseille in the UEFA Europa League.
Critical Goal Against Marseille
As Besiktas hosted Marseille at home in the first week of the UEFA Europa League, Ilhan Fakili stepped up in just the 15th minute of the match to score the goal that put his team ahead.
Historical Achievement and Statistics
Meeting the ball in the penalty area following Olatitan's through ball behind the defense, Ilhan Fakili sent the leather sphere into the net with a shot from the right diagonal, becoming the second-youngest player in club history to experience a goal celebration in European competitions. The 20-year-old and 240-day-old young footballer wrote his name near the top of the list where the record in this area belongs to Semih Kilicsoy, who scored against Malmo when he was 19 years and 83 days old.